Saturday, October 28, 2006

We have been busy checking the charts for the Hudson River and planning our voyage downstream. Although it is very rainy, we are protected from the wind because the river is situated between the hills. We are considering heading south tomorrow even though gusty winds are predicted for Sunday. I guess the decision won't be made until tomorrow morning, but we are anxious to move south so we get get the mast stepped up and we can proceed on our journey. The marina which will step our mast is about 35 miles south. Gordon has been checking marinas for options to stay as we proceed down river toward New Jersey and Delaware. These pictures were taken Friday as we ended our journey along the Erie Canal/Mohawk River.


A restaurant/park on Mohawk River not far from a wild/life santuary along the river.













Late autumn follage still in its glory along this section of the Mohawk River.














Locks 5, 4, 3, 2 are like stepping stones down a moutainside. We went from one lock into the following lock as we were lowered down to the Hudson River. See the lines hanging down the sides of the walls. We would pick up a line and then each of us would hold the line, one forward and one at the stern as the boat was lowered as the water level decreased in the lock.